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Household of John Porteous (born 1825, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Porteous and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Porteous, born in 1825 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Robert (born 1853 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1855 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1857 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1858 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Porteous's household

Male

John

Porteous

Head
Male

Robert

Porteous

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Christina

Porteous

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Porteous

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Porteous
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Porteous

Head

Widower

56

1825

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Porteous

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Porteous

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Porteous

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Porteous

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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